Curtain-holder.



J. GREENHOUSE.

CURTAIN HOLDER.

APPLIGATION FILED JULY s, 191s.

Patented Mau.` 3, 1914.

vllllalTTE llly JOHN GREENHOUSE, OF CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-HOLDER'.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, JOHN GnEnNrroUsn, acitizen of the United States, residing at Cambridge Springs, in thecounty of Craw ford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newand useful Improve ments in Curtain-Holders; and T do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to holders for curtains and roller shades used inconnection with the windows of dwelling houses; and it consists in thenovel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed whereby the curtains are supported at variouslevels and whereby the ventilation of the room is assured.

ln the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a window provided with acurtain holder according` to this invention. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection, taken on the line xin Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is an end view of one ofthe brackets and a portion of the curtain bar, and is drawn to a largerscale. Fig. f1 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectionthrough the curtain bar, taken on the line y-g/ in Fig. t. Fig. 6 is adetail plan view of one end portion of the air deflecting plate, showingportions of the bracket and curtain bar in section. F 7 is a detail viewof one of the fastening pins. Fig. 8 is a cross-section through one ofthe guides, taken on the line e-e in Fig. 1. Fig. 9 is a longitudinalsection through a portion of one of the guides, taken on the line 'LU- win Fig. S.

The window frame 2 is provided with two slidable window sashes 3 of anyapproved construction. Vertical guides 4t are secured to the windowframe, one at each side of the window opening. These guides l are formedof thin sheet metal, and they have flanges 5 at their side edges whichform a channel down the front portion of each guide.

The flanges 5 preferably7 project outwardly. clear of the window frame,but they may be constructed to project in any convenient way. The backof each guide is indented or stamped so as to form a series ofratchetshaped teeth 6. These teeth are formed without perforating thesheet metal, and they form recesses 7 at the back of each guide, andthey extend laterally across the channel of the guide.

Slides 8 of thin sheet metal are provided Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed July 3, 1913.

Patented ltlar. 3, 191e.

serial No. 777,165.

and have flanges 9 at their edges which straddle the flanges 5 of theguides 4t. Spring pawls 10 are secured to the slides S, and work in thechannels of the guides and engage with the teeth 6. These pawls 10project below the edges of the slides, and have handles or buttons 11for retracting them by hand.

Bracket-s 12 are secured to the upper end portions of the slides bymeans of flanges 13, and these brackets project upwardly. A roller 14Cfor a shade or curtain 15 is jour naled in the brackets 1Q, and is ofany approved construction, but this roller may be dispensedwith ifdesired. Each bracket 12 has a slot 16 in its upper part, and has alsoan eye 17 at its top. The bracket is prefen ably formed of sheet metal,and the eye is formed by bending the sheet metal above the slot 1G whichis substantially horizontal.

A channel-shaped bar 1S is provided for supporting the curtain 19, aportion only of which is shown, and the curtain is formed of anyconvenient material, such as inuslin, and it is connected to the curtainbar in any approved manner. rThe curtain is preferably fornied of twosimilar sections so that it can be draped at the sides of the window.Curved arms 2() are provided at the ends of the curtain bar, and thecurtain bar is formed of telescopic sections so that it can belene'thened or shortened to suit windows of different width, and so thatit can be secured firmly in place against the brackets. The curved arms2O have lugs or plates 21 at their ends, which have slots Q2 whichregister with the slots 1G of the brackets when the lugs 21 abut againstthe flanges 13 and the eye 17 of the brackets.

An air deflector plate @et is provided, and its end portions Q5 areslidable in the slots 22 and 1G. The rear part QG of the air deflectorplate is odset downwardly and projects into the proximity of the upperwindow sash, and it preferably projects into the path of the lowerwindow sash. The front part 27 of the air deflector plate projectsupwardly and extends over the curtain bar. The front edge of the airdeilector plate preferably has a downwardly projecting flange 2S and abead Q9 which stiifen it and which make a neat appearance, and theflange 28 also prevents inuch dust from settling on the top portion ofthe curtain. Each end. portion Q5 of the air defleetor plate has ashoulder 30 which bears against the bracket 1Q adjacent to it, and hasalso a shoulder 31 for the lug Q1 to bear against. Each end portion 25also has two holes and 33. rlhe inner hole registers with the eye 17,and the outer hole 38 comes outside the lug 21.

Forked spring pins 3a are provided at each end ot the air deflectorplate, and secure the curtain bar and the deiiector plate to thebrackets 12. Each pin 23st has a long straight end portion 35 whichpasses through an eye 1T and a hole The other end portion 36 of the pinis shorter than the end portion 85, and has an ottset portion 3'? at itslower part. This onset portion 37 is inclined away from the part 35, andit is pressed toward the part 35 and is then thrust through the hole 33so that the lug 21 is pressed against the eye 17 and is held securely inplace by the resilience of the spring pin. The telescopic formation otthe curtain bar permits the lugs 21 to be pressed against the eyes 17 bythe spring pins.

ri"he slides can be set at any desired level, so that the upper sash ofthe window can be opened and the air from outside the dwelling deflectedupwardly into the room so that the room is well ventilated and no draftis formed. YJhen the air detlector plate is lowered onto the lower sashit either locks it or prevents it from being raised without makingconsiderable noise, and thus in measure protects the house :tromburglars. `il/Then the lower sash is raised with su'liicient force toraise the air delector piate, the pawls make considerable noise as theyslide over the ratchet teeth without being lirst retracted by hand. rEheair deiiector plate can be set -for the admission ot' any desired amountof air, and for the egress of foul air from the room, without injury tothe curtain, and it thus provides for the sanitary ventilation ot theroom. The curtain 19 can be removed and replaced as often as desired bymerely lifting down the curtain bar after pulling out the spring pins,and the slides can be operated from the floor without the use of a stepladder by retractthe pawls and subsequently using them as handles toraise or lower the slides.

TWhat i claim is:

1. The combination, with a window frame, ot supporting brackets carriedby the window frame, a curtain support carried by the brackets, and anair deliecting plate attached to the said brackets and extendingrearwardly between the sides of the window frame and forwardly andupwardly over the curtain support.

The combination, with a window frame, and upper and lower window sashesslidable in it; or supporting brackets carried by the window frame, acurtain support carried by the said brackets, and an air detlectingplate attached to the said brackets and extending rearwardly between thesides of the window frame into the path or' the lower window sash andextending forwardly and upwardly over the curtain support.

3. rThe combination, with a window trame, of supporting brackets carriedby the window frame, a curtain support carried by the said brackets, andan air deiiecting plate attached to the said brackets and extendingrearwardly between the sides of the window frame and forwardly andupwardly over the curtain support, said plate having a downwardlyprojecting beaded iiange at its Jfront edge.

t. The combination, with a window trame, of a vertically adjustablecurtain support carried by the window trame, and an air deiecting platewhich slides up and down with the curtain support and which extends overit and between the sides of the window frame and which operates todeflect the incoming air upwardly.

5. The combination, with a window frame, of supporting brackets carriedby the window frame and provided with slots, a curtain support carriedby the said brackets, and an air deflecting plate provided with endportions which engage slidably with the said slots, said plate extendingrearwardly between the sides of the window :trame and forwardly andupwardly over the curtain support.

6. rifhe combination, with a window frame, of vertical guides secured tothe window trame, vertically adjustable brackets carried by the saidguides and provided with slots, a curtain bar provided at its ends witharms and lugs having slots which register with the said slots, an airdeflecting plate the end portions of which engage slidably with theregistering slots, said plate extending over the curtain bar, and meansfor securing the said plate and curtain bar to the brackets.

7. The combination, with a window trame, of supporting brackets carriedby the window frame and provided with slots and eyes, a curtain barprovided at its ends with arms and lugs having slots which register withthe said slots, said lugs being movable laterally into and out ofengagement with the brackets, an air detlecting plate the end portionsof which engage slidably with the registering slots, said plateextending orer the curtain bar, and fastening devices which clamp thesaid lugs against the brackets.

8. The combination, with a window trame, of supporting brackets carriedby theiwindow frame and provided with slots and eyes, a curtain barprovided at its ends with arms and lugs having slots which register withthe said slots, said lugs being movable laterally into and out ofengagement with the brackets, an air deiiecting plate the end portionsof which engage slidably with the registering slots, said plate havingalso pin holes and retaining shoulders and extending over the Curtainbar, and forked spring pins Which engage With the brackets and. with theholes in the air deflecting plate and which secure the said plate andcurtain bar to the brackets.

9. The combination, With stationary supporting guides7 each guide beingformed of thin sheet metal and having flanges at its edges Which form aChannel, each guide having also an iinperforate back and a series ofteeth pressed np from its back, said teeth projecting forwardly in theChannel and. forming recesses at the back of the guide, slides providedwith flanges at their edges which overlap the flanges of the guides,catches connected to the slides and engaging With the teeth of theguides, and a Curtain support carried by the said slides.

In testimony whereof I haveafixed my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

JOHN GREENHOUSE. Witnesses:

VALLACE A. MANTZ, DICK BEAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

